Nozzle making and capping machine



ug.- 18, 1936. I TE 2,051,159 I NOZZLE MAKING AND CAPPING MACHINE I Filed Spt. 28, 1.955 8 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Aug. 18, 1936. R W TTE 2,051,159

NOZZLE MAKING AND CAPPING MACHINE INVENTOR.

8 Sheets-Sh eet 3 P. WITTE v NOZZLE MAKING AND CAPPING MACHINE Filed Sept. 28, 1955 Aug. 18, 1936.

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ATTORNEYS Aug. 18, 1936. P. WITTE I NOZZLE MAKING AND CAPPING MACHiNE Filed Sept. 28, 1955 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR. 1 /104 VV/TTE ATTORNEYS Aug. 18, 1936. P wlTTE NOZZLE MAKING AND CAPPING MACHINE Filed Sept. 28, 1955 8 Sheets-Sheet '7 INVENTO [3204 77/772. BY 7 ATTORNEYS Aug. 18, 1936. P. WITTE NOZZLE MAKING AND CAPPING MACHINE Filed Sept. 28, 1955 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 INVENTOR. B404 W/TTE L ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES NOZZLE MAKING AND CAPPING MACHINE Paul Witte, New Milford, N. J assignor to White Metal Manufacturing Company,

Hoboken,

N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application September 28, 1935, Serial No. 42,578

10 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in mechanism for making nozzles adapted to be secured to the ends of oil cans or other hollow containers and for applying caps to such nozzles.

The invention is embodied in a machine hereinafter more fully described in detail, which is eifective to take disc-like slugs of ductile metal, such as block tin, aluminum, or the like and form said slugs into nozzles with tapered restricted openings extending there-through. Each nozzle is formed with an enlarged butt end approximately equal in diameter to the size of the oil can or other container to which it is adapted to be secured, and an elongated tapered snout forming the discharge end of the nozzle. The improved machine forms such nozzles from the disc-like blanks or slugs and leads the same down a suitable guide where each is picked up by chain conveyor or other carrier. This'carrier elevates the nozzles to the top of an inclined feed chute, whereupon they roll down to a feed station in alignment with one of several spindles carried by a rotary turret.

The turret is intermittently advanced so as to bring the spindles thereon successively to operating stations equipped with devices adapted to perform different operations on the nozzles. For example, at the first station, the nozzle is 'applied to one of the spindles on the turret. The latter then advances this spindle to a second station, Where the two ends ofthe nozzle are simultaneously trimmed off by edge tools brought into engagement therewith. The turret then carries the spindlein question to a third station where threads are formedon'one extremity of the nozzle and'the buttend is given a finished cut. At the same time, the extreme discharge end ofthe nozzle is subjected to a finishing operation, which forms a finished rounded end thereon. The tur- 40 ret is then further advanced to a station, where a cap is screwed on the threaded end of the nozzle. After this operation, the turret is again advanced to a station where a stripping device comes into operation to remove the completed capped nozzle from the spindle and also strip 01f the waste metal, which was severed from the butt end of the further described in detail is peculiarly well suited for mass production and for effectively performing the various automatic mechanical and cutting operations on small pieces such'as nozzles of the type referred to, which require delicate handling and a nicety of manipulation in order to produce articles free from rough edges or other imperfections in finish; For more complete disclosure of the improved mechanism embodying the invention, reference is to be hadto the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a plan view illustrating the general arrangement of the various cooperating elements of the mechanism; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the mechanism shown in the upperpart of Fig. 1 and relating chiefly to the instrumentalities for performing the various cutting, finishing and threading operationson the nozzles; Fig." 3 is an end elevation of parts viewed from the right in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the staggered line'4-4 of Fig-2; Fig. 5: is a vertical longitudinal section taken-on line 5'5 of Figs. 2 and 3; Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating conveyor mechanism and feed mechanism for transferring the nozzles from the mechanism which forms them to the mechanism'for performing various operations thereon; Fig. '7 is a' detail section on line 1--1 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail sectionion line 8-8 of Fig. '7; Figs..9 and 10 are detail sectional views taken on thecorrespondingly numbered lines of Fig. 6;. Fig. 11 is a detail view taken on line ll -.|l of Fig. 2 illustrating mechanism for effecting the'firsttrimming operation on the nozzle; Fig. 12'is an'elevation projected from the left side of Fig. 11; Fig. 13 Ban enlarged plan view of a portion of Fig. 11 and illustrating meansfor simultaneously trimming theends from the nozzle; Fig. 14 is a detail section on line I4-l4 of Fig. 13; Fig. 15 is' a detail vertical section on line I5--I5 of Fig. 2 illustrating mechanism for threading one end of. the nozzle and simultaneously finishing the opposite end thereof; Fig. 16 is a fragmentary view illustrating portions in a plane to the rear of that shown in Fig. 15, this view being taken on line I6-l6 of Fig. 2; Fig. 17 is an enlarged detail section taken approximately on line l'l--.l'l.of Figs. 15 and 16; Figs. 18 and 19 are enlarged detail views of thread forming mechanism shown in Figs. 15 and 17; Fig. 20 is an enlarged longitudi nal sectional view, illustrating chiefly the means for forming the threads on the extremity of the nozzle and for centering and smoothing the ex- 50 cap thereon. The turret then advances. the

V tremeend thereof Fig. 21 is a detail view illustrating the mechanism for applying caps to the threaded end of the nozzle; Fig. 22 is a section on "line 22-22 of 21;'Fig. 23 is a horizontal section on line 23'-23 of Fig. 22; Fig. 24 is a detail view or the ejector mechanism as viewed from the plane indicated by line 24 24 of Fig. 3; Fig.

. 25 is an elevation projected from the right side of 2 r 'Fig. 24; Fig. 26 is a detail view of the turret lock taken on lines 26'26 of Figs. 2 and 5; Fig. 27 is a section on line 2'I2 l of Fig. 19. i

Referring'first in a general way to the main operating instrumentalities of the mechanism as awhole, A represents a machineforming nozzles II] from flat discs I2, this machine including a reciprocating plunger B'operated by toggle mech anism C, which receives its motion from a main drive pulley P through operating connections of 7 :.known design and arrangement which need not be further'described except to say that mechanism is efiective to cause the plunger B to move.

7 nozzles'indicated at ID by an extrudingoperation.

a conveyor F to a. guide chute G so;that each 7 operating'station I. In sequence,gnozzles are 30 7 then carried around by suitable spindles S, on. a

back-"andforth into operative engagement with thedie'D so as to transformthe discs I2 into the The thus .formed nozzlesroll by, gravitydown an inclined chute E into position to be elevated-by nozzle will slide down the guide chute, to the first turret T to the operating stations '11, III, IV

-andV.

; In the machine shown, there arQsix spindles S.

on the turret T which is given an'intermittent motion, the same beingadvanced intermittently of .a' revolution by means of a pawl which coacts with the six toothed ratchet, I6.

'When a givenspindle reaches station I, a nozzle 7 is firmly engaged therewith. The turret carries this nozzle to stationlhwhere' cuttingftools I8 and Y20 come into play to. trim the tip and the butt ends," respectively, therefrom. The turret then carries the nozzle to station III, 'where a thread is Iormed' on the tip and by threading tools 22 and ,24landat the :same time the butt end is "neatly finished by the cutting tool 26. I 7

As the turret advances the spindle in'ques'tion to 'stationIV, cap "feeding mechanism- 28 comes into play and feeds a cap I80 into engagement with thethen rotating nozzleythus screwing the spindle in question'to an ejector station V, .where theejectormechanism30. (Figs. 24and 25)is L feffective to strip the capped nozzle I from the spindle-and also to eject the waste end 32 therefrom. These parts slide by gravity or'roll down the discharge chute ..34.. During. their travel down the chute, the wastexends may be picked '7 60] out .byfan operator'and'discarded and the capped notshown. Q

nozzles directed toa suitable storage receptacle,

When the spindles-reach station :they are "blank, no operations being performed at this sequence of operations, I will now set forth the improved mechanism .for' effecting these various 7 operations.

point and the cycle'starts over again at station'I. .Having'thus given a" brief description. of the "The conveyor F" driven by means of a sprocket 36 carried on a shaft 38- driven through a gear 40, whlchis operatively connected to the 7 drive pulley P by suitable'gearing, not shown.

The nozzles 10, when struck up "or extruded mm the blanks, are formed with'an inner longitudinally extending passageway or cavity-42' (see "to the frame of the machine. 7

and mounting I34 is provided for the'tool 20,. both carriers being adapted to rock about the Figs. 7 and 20). The butt end 44 of the nozzle will besomewhat uneven and the tipend 46 will have a slight burr or projection thereon, which results from the operation of forming a central cavity 42. of a piercing pin 48 secured of the plunger B. r V

This roughly formed nozzle after having been This cavity is formed by'the action to and forming part elevated by the conveyor F and engaged with the guide strip 50 and the supporting portions 52 and 54 of the guide chute G rolls down by gravity,

as indicated in Figs. 6 and 8 to a point in juxtaposition to the station I on the turret.

A bracket 56 secured to the machine base 58 has secured at its upper end a-guide-tube 60 which is apertured at 62 to permit the'nozzles III to fall into the tube upon the withdrawal movement of a feed plunger 64, which is slidable longitudinally of the tube. Thisieed plunger 7 has a cut-away portion 66 therein, to permit the snout of the nozzle to enter the cavity '68. The feed plunger 64 is reciprocated by a feed lever I0, pivoted .at' I2 to'a fixed .boss on the frame and the lever carries a cam .ro1ler 14 coacting with a This shaft driven through spiral gears 80 and '82 from a shaft. 84.

cam 76 securedto a shaft I8.

The shaft 84"carries a 'pulley86 driven by a belt88 from a pulley 92 on a jack shaft 90. This shaft carries a gear 94 meshing with the gear 9 96 on a shaft 98 carrying apulley I00 which is driven by a belt I 02 'from a pulley. I04 carried on the main drive shaft I06, driven from a tight and loose pulley I08 by a belt H0, from an overhead line'shaft, not shown.'

. .Each spindle S has an elongated extension II2 I l of reduced diameter whose exterior is fluted or roughened so as to make a good drivingengagement with 'the'nozzles, as indicated at. H4 in Fig. 24.: These flutes or roughened portions dig into the face ,of the interior of the chamber formedin thesnout of the nozzle, so that as the spindles are rotated about their respectiveaxe's the'nozzlesuwill be compelled to rotate therewith. r r

Each of the spindles is providedwith-a. portion' H6 which is journalled in the turret T and adjacent, the, rear face of the turret,the spindles have secured thereto pulleys III; These pulleys are driven by a belt I which, as best shown in Fig. 4, is trained around a driving pulley I22 and the plurality of idler pulleys I--'- I2|--I29 and I3I. As :thus arranged the belt I20 is effective to drivethe several pulleys II8 on the spin dles as they periodically arrive at the stations II,

III and IV. But, this belt clears thepulleys on the' .and20, which, as best shown inFigs. 11 to 13,

sever the extruded part on the end of the noza zle snout and also the rough edge from the butt endof the nozzle. The trimming tool I8 is carried by a chuck I24 having a threaded shank I26. I

by means of which it is positioned with provision for vertical adjustment relatively to atool 'carrier I28 pivoted at I30 to a bracketc l32 secured A similar carrier pivotal axis of the bracket I30.

Arms I28a and'l34a extend downwardly from the carriers I28 and 134 supporting a'roller I36 which coacts with-the cam-shaped end I38 of the lever I40 pivoted at I42 and carrying a roller I44, which coacts with a cam I46 secured to the shaft. A spring I48 serves to hold the roller I44 against the cam. As thus arranged, it is apparent that as the cam I46 rotates, itwill be effective to rock the lever I40 and thus cause the camend I38 thereof to rock the tool carriers I28. The tools carriers I28 and I34 are adapted to be rocked in one direction about their pivotal support I30 by strong spring I50 and an adjustable stop I5I is provided so as to limit the movement of the tool carriers. In this way, an accurate adjustment o'f'the depth of cut can be secured'.' It is evident that the spring I50 tends to move the cutters I6 and 20 into cutting engagement with the tip and butt ends of the'nozzle and that the cam I46 is effective to retract said tools after they have thus trimmed the ends of the nozzle. 4

After such initial rough trimming, the pawl I4 and ratchet I6 are effective to advance the turret of a revolution and thus carry the spindle to station III, where the threading operation on the tip end is performed and the finish trimming operation at the butt endis effected. At the station III, the spindle S and the nozzle I0 carried thereby are rotated, it being apparent from Fig. 4 that the spindle pulley II8 will contact with and be driven by the belt I20.

The threading tools 22 and 24 at this station are, as shown in Figs. 17 to 19 inclusive, of circular form with V-shaped teeth cut in their faces. These tools are journalled on studs I52 and I54 secured to supporting members I56 and I58, which are pivotally sup-ported by stud I60 carried at the free end of a rocker arm I62, which in turn is pivoted at I64 to a bracket secured to the frame. The pivotal mounting for the supporting members I56 and I58 is desirable so that the position of the threading tools 22 and 24 can be adjusted with precision so that, as the rocker arm I62 moves forward to engage the nozzle, the

arc defined by the center 'of the space between the two tools will coincide with the axis or center line of the nozzle. T0 securethis accurate adjustment and to permit the cutters to swivel freely in the case of slight variations, the friction between the members I56 and I58 and the stud I60 may be varied by adjustment of clamp screws I6I (Fig. 19); A stop I63 formed of a light piece of rod or wire secured to the rocker arm I62 serves to limit the downward movement of the tool sup-porting members I56 and I53 due to the influence of gravity, as will be understood.

The rocker arm I62 carries a roller I66, which coacts with a cam I68 on a shaft84 and a spring I serves to hold the roller against thecam. As thus arranged, it is apparent that the cam will rock the threading tools into position for engagement with the nozzles and that because of the swiveled mounting of the members, which support the threading tools, they will be automatically centered with the nozzle and the spindle. It isto be noted that, during the threading operation on a nozzle of small diameter and considerable length, it is important in the interest of accurate and neat work to provide means so that the stress imposed by the threading operation will not deflect the nozzle off center.

I, therefore, provide a centering device, which in the embodiment illustrated is in the form of a reciprocating rod I19, which is axially aligned with the nozzle carrying spindle. This member also serves to form a neat finish on the extreme end of the nozzle snout as the latter is rotated. This member I19 and its operating mechanism will be hereinafter more fully referred to.

The movements of the parts are so timed that during the threading operation the finishing tool 26 comes into play to make a neat finishing cut on the backend of the nozzle. This operation being indicated in Figs. 17 and 20.

The finishing tool 26 is carried by a lever I10 pivoted at I12 to an upright secured to the frame of the machine. This lever carries at one end a roller I14, which rides on a cam I16. Thus, ro

tation of the cam is effective to control the cutting movement of the finishing tool 26. A spring I18 serves to hold the cam roller in proper cooperative engagement with the cam I16, as best shown in Fig. 2.

To insure that the threads formedby the two rotating threading tools 22 and 24 will properly track, the tools are geared to one another by means of the meshing gears I69-I1I--I13I15 and I11 shown in Fig. 18.

The members I56 and I58 have projectingribs I53 and I55, as shown in Fig. 17, which are adapted to coact with the surface of the tapered end I19 of the reciprocating rod I19, so as to assist in properly positioning the tools 22 and 24 for engagement with the work.

Means are provided whereby simultaneously with threading of the end of the nozzle snout, the same is subjected to a finishing operation, so as to smooth off any burr or rough edge. As shown in Figs. 1'7 and 20, this means is combined with the slidable rod I19, the forward end of which is formed with a rounded cavity having a short central projection, as shown in Fig. 20. Thus, as the member I19 is reciprocated it engages the end of the rotating nozzle and accurately centers the same during the threading, as shown in Figs. 17 and 20 and serves the added function of spinning the tip end of the nozzle beyond the threads, thus forming a smooth rounded teat and at the same time the projection I83 makes a neat finish for the outlet orifice.

These features are of importance, particularly in the mass production and handling small parts and in formation of threads thereon, it being noted here that the nozzles which this machine is adapted to produce and handle are of extremely short length and small diameter,-'the length of the nozzle over-all being approximately from one inch to one and one-half inch,the diameters being of an order of one-quarter of an inch or less.

The centering and spinning rod I19, after its functions have been performed, must be retracted to permit the nozzle'to be moved to the next station upon movement of the turret. 'To effect such retracting of the rod, I slidably support it in a bearing I85 formed in a bracket securedto the base of the machine. The retracting movement of the rod is effected by a lever I81 pivoted at I86 and having a cam roller ISI coacting with the cam I93. A spring I95 serves to press the cam roller into coaction with the cam; As thus arranged, it is apparent that, as the spindle dwells at station III, three operations will take place on the nozzle, namely, the threading operation, the finishing of the butt end and the spinning or smoothing of the extreme end of the snout. Upon completion of the finishing of such extreme end, the cam will retract the rod 119,,s that the nozzle can move: clearthereof upon turning movement of the turret; 1

g Upon completion-of the threading, trimming r and spinning operations just described, the .tur- "ret advancesthe spindle and the nozzle carried thereby to station IV for application of the cap.

Caps |88 which have previously been threaded are supplied from a hopper l82,which has a feed chute I84 'connect'edtherewith fordelivering the .caps in succession'to; apoint in alignment with the spindle at said station. As the caps reach fthe bottom of the feed chute, they. come to rest againsta pair of oppositely extending fingers I88 plunger serves to retract the fingers 188 and thus release the bottom-most cap in the feed chute '25 a and permit it to fall'into alignment with the'oavity in the plunger. Then, as the plunger moves toward the turret carrying the cap' with it, the

' latter is screwed on the threaded end oi-lthe nozzle, it being remembered that the spindle carries aipulley H8, which is rotated at this statio n The reciprocation of the' cap feeding'plunger I98 is effected by the lever 282 by the belt I20.

(Figs. 3 and 5) connected with such plunger 1 throughthelinks 284. ;The. lever 202 is pivoted referred to.

at,286.and it carries a roller 288, which coacts with a' cam 2 l 0. carried by the shaft 18 hereinabove Upon completion of the capping'operation, the

"turret is advanced so as tojcarry the spindle to station V Where the capped nozzle and the trim- ,med-off waste end are stripped from the spindles.

The stripping mechanism (Figs. '24 and 25) includes 'a lever 2l2 having a-stripping jaw 214 on its free end. This jaw, as shown, has a tapered arcuate surface 215 so'that the relatively sharp edge or corner willbeprovided where the surface 2H intersects the front face of the member, thus the cornerior edge will make close contact with the spindle S for a considerable part of, the circumference thereof, soar. to secure a wide bear a ing engagement with; the end of the ,waste .end portion previously trimmed from the nozzle. As

7 V the stripping jaw is moved fromthe dotted to 'chute- 34.

the full line position of Fig. 24, it will effectivelystrip both the waste enda'nd theno'zzle from the spindle, thus ejecting them into the discharge 7 The stripping lever is -mounted with freedom 7 for pivotal motion on a reciprocating 'rod 2| 6 between hub portionsv 218 and 228 of a yoke, whichwis clamped to, the rod 2I-6 by a bolt 218.

'A torsion spring 220 is secured by a screw 22l one end'ofthe rod H6 and itsppposite end 7M2 serves to press-the'jaw toward the spindle.

the ejector rod;

'The rod 2| 6 isfslidably supported in suitable hearings, one of which is indicated at 224, Fig.

5. V Reciprocationis transmitted to therod M6 by an ejector cam 226'acting through a cam roller228 carried on, an operating lever 238 pivoted at 232 and having a linkconnection 234iwith As the completely finished and capped noz V zles slide by gravitydown the inclined chute 3 to 'a'receptacle, not shown, the waste end portions, which were trimmed oif at the station I and finallystripped from the spindles at, sta-j 'tion V, can be picked out by the operator and discardeds The ratchet l6 and pawl 14, which impart .the intermittent rotary movements to the turret, so as to bring the spindles successively into registrywith the different stations described are driven fromthe, shaft 84 (Fig. 4) by means of" a cam 236 carried thereby, which coacts with the roller 238 carried by an operating lever 248 pivotedat- 242 to-a bracket. secured to the frame. The upper end, of-this;1ever 240-;is connected by a link- 244-to an arm 246, whichcarries the pawl I 4, this arm being fulcrumed on the-shaft 248,

which supports the; turret T. A spring 250 secured toan extension on the end of the lever 248 serves to press the roller 238 against the cam It. is clear that, as the} cam rotates with the shaft 84, the same will, through the connections described, intermittently actuate the turret shaft,so as to bring the turret spindles successively to ,the' respective operating stations.

eral cooperative instrumentalities described are spective functions.

hereinabove referred to in detail; Thus the sev-' allproperly synchronized to perform their 're- During its several dwell-per riods, the turret is locked against rotary move-' ment; by a bolt 252 (Fig. 26).: which is forced by a spring'254 intolone of the six notches 258 formed .in the face 'of said turret... The bolt is periodically retracted by a lever 2 58 actuated by a cam 268 secured to the shaft'84,

In the jforegoing, I,have described broadly means for performing the various functions and have also disclosed in detail the specific means for performing such functions. Elna broad sense,

some of'the functions are secured by; means operating according to known general principles,

however, the specific instrument'alities disclosed have been found in practice "to effectively perform theirrespective functions both individually and in combination and the invention is par ticularly directed to such specific; instrumentalities and combinationsand arrangements of parts, as,

defined with particularity in the appendedclaims. .What I. claim is:

1. In a machineof the: character described, a, rotary turret carrying a rotating nozzle supportj ing' spindle, a movable member carrying rotary threading tools, a nozzle centering element hav-' ing a portion aligned with the axis of said spindle and constituting a tool. for centering and finishing the end of the nozzle snout carried by said spindle and means for moving said element toward and away from said spindle.

2. In a machine of the character described, a

rotary turret carrying, a rotatable nozzlesupporting spindle, an element having a, concaved portion alignedwith the axis of said spindle and constituting atool for imparting a smooth finish to the tip end of a nozzle carried by the spindle, and means for moving said element toward and from said spindle.

i 3. In a machine of the character described, a rotary turret carrying a rotatable nozzle supporting spindle, an element aligned with the axis of said spindle and having a; concaved portion surrounding a central projection and means for moving said element toward and ffrom said spindle. o I f 1 4. In a machine of the'character described, :a

' rotary turret carrying a rotatable nozzle'supporting spindle, .a movablemember having pivoted thereon elements carrying rotary threading tools.

means coacting with said member for moving the threading tools into and out of engagement with the work, a centering element having a nozzle engaging portion aligned with the axis of the turret spindle and means for automatically engaging and disengaging said centering element with a nozzle carried by said spindle.

5. A nozzle finishing machine of the character described including in combination a rotatably mounted turret carrying a plurality of nozzlesupporting spindles, means for periodically advancing said turret a predetermined fraction of a revolution, nozzle guiding means, means for transferring nozzles from the guiding means to a given one of said spindles, mechanism eifective to sever portions from the opposite ends of a nozzle carried by one of said spindles, nozzle threading means including a pair of rotary threadforming tools geared together, respective supporting members, a trunnion jointly supporting said members and secured to an oscillating rocking arm, means for oscillating said arm periodically so as to move the thread-forming tools to and from a position for coaction with the nozzle, nozzle centering means engaging the end of the nozzle during the threading operation of said tools and mechanism automatically engaging and disengaging said centering means with the Work.

6. A nozzle finishing machine of the character described including a turret carrying a plurality of nozzle supporting spindles, means for applying nozzles to said spindles, rotating threading tools, supporting members for the latter, a cam actuated pivoted rocker arm adapted to move said members and the threading tools to and from a position for cooperation with the nozzle, a slidably mounted rod axially aligned with one of said spindles, the end of said rod constituting a finishing tool for coaction with the end of the nozzle snout, and means for automatically moving said rod axially.

'7. A nozzle finishing machine of the character described including a turret carrying a nozzle supporting spindle, a rocker arm movable in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of said spindle, rotary threading tools carried by elements pivotally supported on said rocker arm, means for adjusting the position of said elements relatively to the rocker arm, a nozzle centering element having a portion aligned with the axis of said spindle and means for moving said centering element into and out of engagement with the nozzle carried by said spindle.

8. In a machine of the character described, a rotary turret carrying a rotatable nozzle supporting spindle, a rocker arm having pivotally mounted thereon members carrying rotary threading tools, a slidable member substantially aligned with the axis of said spindle and having a portion for coaction with said members effective to move the threading tools clear of the work upon completion of their threading function, a finish cutting tool for coaction with the butt end of the nozzle carried by said spindle and means for moving said finishing tool into engagement with the nozzle during the operation of said threading tools.

9. In combination, a machine for producing nozzles comprising a die cooperating with a horizontally reciprocating plunger eifective to transform a disc-like blank into a nozzle with an elongated snout, means for transferring nozzles produced by said die and plunger to a point in juxtaposition to a finishing machine, said finishing machine including a turret rotatable on a horizontal axis, the turret carrying a plurality of supporting spindles whose axes are parallel to the axis of rotation of the turret, a main cam shaft whose axis of rotation is parallel with the axis of rotation of the turret, a secondary cam shaft whose axis is at right angles to that of said main cam shaft, gearing operatively connecting said cam shafts, reciprocating means for applying nozzles to one of said spindles, actuating means for said reciprocating means carried by the secondary cam shaft, threading tools, supporting members therefor, a rocker arm pivotally supporting said members and a cam on the main cam shaft for actuating said rocker arm.

10. In combination, a machine for producing nozzles comprising a die cooperating with a horizontally reciprocating plunger effective to transform a disc-like blank into a nozzle with an elongated snout, means for transferring nozzles produced by said die and plunger to a point in juxtaposition to a finishing machine, said finishing machine including a turret rotatable on a' horizontal axis, the turret carrying a plurality of the axis of rotation of the turret, a main cam shaft whose axis of rotation is parallel with the axis of rotation of the turret, a secondary cam shaft whose axis is at right angles to that of said main cam shaft, gearing operatively connecting said cam shafts, reciprocating means for applying nozzles to one of said spindles, actuating means for said reciprocating means carried by the secondary cam shaft, threading tools, supporting members therefor, a rocker arm pivotally supporting said members, a cam on the main cam shaft for actuating said rocker arm, stripper means engaged with said spindles and mounted on a reciprocating member, and means on the main cam shaft for actuating said reciprocating member.

PAUL WITTE. 

